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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Smith say of Matthews after their first meeting?
(a) "His mind was evidently filled with darkness."
(b) "He couldn't control himself."
(c) "His way was the only way."
(d) "He would be a good leader."

2. Who did Matthews strike a cord with according to the "Prologue"?
(a) Prisoners.
(b) Those afraid of change.
(c) Women.
(d) Men.

3. What happened when the congregation Kirk was working at found out he was an adherent to Finneyism?
(a) He was relocated.
(b) He was given his own church.
(c) He was fired.
(d) He was given a promotion.

4. Why was Matthews released after being arrested for domestic abuse?
(a) Lack of evidence.
(b) Lack of testimony.
(c) It was not illegal.
(d) Good behavior.

5. When did Matthews abandon his family?
(a) 1830.
(b) 1831.
(c) 1828.
(d) 1829.

6. What did the middle class' evangelical reformist movement lead to for men and women?
(a) Having women be subservient.
(b) Greater equality.
(c) Having men in charge of religion and women in charge of the household.
(d) Having men be subservient.

7. How did Matthews' coworkers deem him?
(a) God whisperer.
(b) Crazy Jesus.
(c) Jumping Horse.
(d) Jumping Jesus.

8. What was the name of the sister church of the Retrenchment Society?
(a) The First Free Presbyterian of New York.
(b) The Second Free Presbyterian of New York.
(c) The First Free Calvinist of New York.
(d) The First Free Presbyterian of Albany.

9. What was perceived as the enemy by sects forming in the 1820's to the 1840's?
(a) Progressivism.
(b) The Government.
(c) The Atheists.
(d) The Yankee middle class.

10. Who personified the middle class' evangelical reformists of the 1820's and 1840's?
(a) Charles Grandison Finney.
(b) Elijah Smith.
(c) Martin Luther.
(d) James Kirk.

11. What did Elijah think God would do for him if he continued to spread the Gospel?
(a) Give him power over the United States.
(b) Make him forget Sarah.
(c) Return Sarah to him.
(d) Make him king of the world.

12. What congregation did Kirk work at when he first arrived in Albany?
(a) First Presbyterian Church.
(b) Third Presbyterian Church.
(c) Second Presbyterian Church.
(d) Sixth Presbyterian Church.

13. How many children did Matthews and Margaret eventually have?
(a) 1.
(b) 7.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

14. What was the name of Matthews' brother, the painter?
(a) J.M.D. Matthews.
(b) J.K. Mathis.
(c) J.L.D Mathies.
(d) J.K.D. Mathas.

15. What did Elijah say he would do during Sarah's funeral?
(a) Raise her from the dead.
(b) Make her disappear.
(c) Bury her himself.
(d) Make her smile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Matthews' convinced of after God told him to stop shaving?

2. What movement was Elijah involved with before joining Matthias?

3. What name did Matthews choose for himself after abandoning his family?

4. When did Matthews stop shaving?

5. When did Kirk arrive in Albany according to "Robert Matthews, Parts 5 through 7"?

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